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Ongoing History Daily: Rage Against the Hill and Joe Hill

September 13, 2021September 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Joe Hill, Rage Against the Machine, Tom Morello

Rage Against the Machine is a fascinating bunch of guys. Take guitarist Tom Morello, for example. He says his favourite

Tom Morello is asking for help evacuating female guitar students from Afghanistan

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Afghanistan, Girl with a Guitar, Lanny Cordola, Miraculous Love Kids, Taliban, Tom Morello

It’s bad enough being a musician in Afghanistan right now (the executions have started). Now imagine being a female musician

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Listen to an AC/DC cover by Tom Morello, Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Cover Version, Eddie Vedder, Highway to Hell, Tom Morello

Wait: Those three guys together on a single song? Yep. It’s a track from Tom Morello‘s new solo album, The

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New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition! (June 8, 2021): Nocturnal Animals, DRAMALOVE, The Quilter, & More!

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 Nerhys 0 Comments DRAMALOVE, MBG, Nocturnal Animals, The Bloody Beetroots, The Quilter, The Tin Can Collective, Tom Morello

Nocturnal Animals Song: “Outside”Album: SingleRelease Date: June 4, 2021Location: Adelaide, AustraliaWhy I Like it: Dark and gritty.Listen: DRAMALOVE Song: “Pendemonium”Album:

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Why was RATM’s Tom Morello a male exotic dancer?

March 15, 2021March 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Exotic Dancer, Rage Against the Machine, Tom Morello

Well, you gotta pay the bills, right? But let’s hear the story from him. (Via The NME)

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New venue, same purpose for Light of Day Festival

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Cancer Research, Light of Day Canada, Niagara Falls, Parkinson's, Ron James, Rusty Young, Steve Earle, Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer

The first Light of Day Canada Festival had 400 people in a small auditorium in Niagara Falls. More than a

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Could this be a tease for new music from Rage Against the Machine? UPDATE: No.

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Rage Against the Machine, Tom Morello

Tom Morello’s Twitter feed featured this with the date 10.30.20, which is this Friday. What could this mean? Rage wouldn’t

Tom Morello’s memoir is coming this fall

August 12, 2020August 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Tom Morello

Tom Morello has had a brilliant life: Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage, several side projects like The

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Weekly survey: Who would make a better president than Kanye West?

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Chuck D, Kanye West, Pearl Jam, President, Tom Morello

Last week, much oxygen was expended on Kanye West’s alleged run for the US presidency. If you want to see

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Just in time for America’s July 4th weekend, here’s a selection of new protest songs

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, Bob Dylan, Dan Reynolds, Donald Trump, Pussy Riot, Tom Morello

The concept of the protest song had grown moribund over the last couple of decades as people decided that social

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Random music news for Wednesday, June 24, 2020

June 24, 2020June 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Drums, Fyre Festival, Linkin Park, Queen, Record Stores, Rick Rubin, Spotify, Tom Morello

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music

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Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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